Related Resources at the Library
Items available online from the Library of Congress are grouped together in collections, which give the items meaning in a broader context. The following list and groupings are not a comprehensive listing of the Library's holdings - digital or physical - on this subject. Rather, they are a representative sampling of the best of the Library's assets.
Please note: This list represents only selected digital items available through the Library of Congress Web site. The Library's physical holdings in Washington, D.C., include more than 134 million items, including books, photos, sound recordings, films, maps and manuscripts, many of which are not available online.
Collections and Exhibitions
- Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896
- Asian Pacific Americans: Going for Broke Stories from the Veterans History Project
- The Chinese in California: 1850-1925
- History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library
- Map Collections
- Margaret Mead Human Nature and the Power of Culture
- Online Tour: Chinese Porcelains (National Gallery of Art)
- Photographs from the Chicago Daily News (1902-1933)
- Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory (National Gallery of Art)
- Selections from the Naxi Manuscript Collection
- Westward by Sea: A Maritime Perspective on American Expansion (1820-1890)
- World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings
Resource Guides/Collection Overviews:
- Collections Overviews - American Studies: Asian and Pacific-Islander Americans
- Asian Collections: An Illustrated Guide
- The Beginning of Asian Collections
- Philippine Bibliography
- Korean Bibliography
Additional Resources for Teachers
- Teaching The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology (National Gallery of Art)
Teaching program on Chinese artifacts from 6000 B.C. to 924 A.D., developed in conjunction with the past exhibition" The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated Discoveries from The People's Republic of China." Includes object commentaries, teaching activities, maps, chronology, glossary, and audio pronunciation guide. - Teaching Edo Art in Japan, 1615-1868 (National Gallery of Art)
An overview of two centuries of art and culture in the city now known as Tokyo. Ceramics, screens, textiles, prints, paintings, and armor are among the materials examined in this program. Includes activities and bibliography. - EDSITEment Asian-Pacific Heritage Site (National Endowment for the Humanities)
Teachers and students can celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage month by taking a trip to Asia with a host of original EDSITEment lesson plans and reviewed Internet resources. - Teaching with Historic Places (National Park Service)
Lesson plans created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation professionals, and educators. - Asian Reflections on the American Landscape: Identifying Asian Heritage (National Park Service)
This book highlights the cultural imprint of Asian groups of the built environment of the United States.
Historic Places
- National Park Services-National Register of Historic Places
This site showcases historic properties listed in the National Register and National Park units highlighting important aspects of the Asian and Pacific experience in America. - Kalaupapa National Historic Park
- Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
- Manzanar National Historic Site
- Minidoka National Monument
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Last Updated: 04/25/2008